NASA Tests Nuclear Rocket Engine Designed for Faster Deep-Space Missions

NASA has completed over 100 cold-flow tests of a full-scale nuclear rocket reactor prototype, demonstrating stable hydrogen ...
Nuclear Engineering International

NASA tests nuclear space tech

NASA engineers have completed first cold-flow tests of a full-scale nuclear thermal propulsion reactor, validating designs ...
insider.si.edu

Model, Rocket Engine, NERVA Nuclear, on Moveable Test Stand, On Rails, 1:8 Scale

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Shown here is a one-eighth scale ...
NextBigFuture

Thin Film Nuclear Rocket With Californium for Fast Gravitational Lensing Missions

Jim Bickford is leading the Thin Film Isotope Nuclear Engine Rocket (TFINER) project to develop a system for propelling a craft through space faster and farther than ever before. This technology has ...
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Mars in 45 days is now real inside NASA’s wild nuclear rocket plan

Mars has always felt like a distant neighbor, reachable only after a long, risky cruise through deep space. Now engineers inside NASA are sketching a very different future, one where a nuclear powered ...
Military.com

North Korea Conducts Its Final Ground Test of a Solid-Fuel Engine for Long-Range Missiles

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday it had conducted the final ground test of a solid-fuel rocket engine for a long-range ballistic missile in its latest advancement toward having an arsenal ...
Space.com

Nozzle blows off rocket booster during test for NASA's Artemis program (video)

A new version of SLS's solid rocket booster had a bit of a hiccup. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An upgraded version of one of ...